Serena Williams (23) and Steffi Graf (22) have achieved the unique feat, and Margaret Court (24) has done it if you include those won before the Open era, but no male player has.

Even three-time grand slam champion Andy Murray had some kind words for the 18-year-old sensation.

Yet few would be surprised if the tournament ends in a repeat of last year's final with Federer up against his great Spanish rival and top seed Nadal.

In the last two years at Grand Slams, whenever Serena Williams has been absent, an unknown has thrown their hats in the ring.

"I've showed on multiple occasions over the year that I can play and beat the best guys in the world", Zverev said. Kyrgios, ranked No. 17, won that event in Brisbane and told reporters, "Right now it's all about recovering and feeling the ball for the Oz Open, because obviously I'm playing well under pressure and in high-pressure situations". "I feel like I am getting closer to my 2016 level". The six-time Australian Open victor enlisted the help of tennis great Andre Agassi and power hitter Andy Roddick, to find a way to help release the "load from the elbow".

She led the WTA Tour in prize money last year ahead of Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza and Simona Halep, who ended the year at No. 1.

Djokovic is seeded 14th and will be coming off just a couple of exhibition matches to prepare for his first-round encounter against Donald Young.

"We'll have to keep working on that because in my career there are two vital things, the serve and the return, where I start the point and where I have to attack so I don't have to run more than I need to". This enables us the option of the plethora of candidates (including Djokovic) in quarter three, as well as Federer in quarter four, and bettors who aren't put off by backing odds-on shots can consider this possibility.

In Thursday's draw, 36-year-old Federer, bidding for a record 20th Grand Slam title, has a first round encounter with the 51st-ranked Bedene. "Right after I finished the match, I watched it the following day", said Dimitrov of his epic Melbourne encounter with Nadal.

There's an extremely strong chance that Cilic will face worse players than himself until at least the quarter-final, and should Rafa get defeated, he would only face Pablo Carreno-Busta as a top ten opponent in the quarter. That was it. "I've learned so much from that match".

'Window closing' to find survivors in USA mudslideBut county emergency manager Jeff Gater said officials decided not to use the cellphone push alert system until 3:50 a.m. She continued the emotive story while pictures of the destruction wreaked by the mudslides was shown behind her.

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Iran calls fresh United States sanctions illegal, hostile
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